Newsletter 11.5.18
Date: 11th May 2018 @ 10:26am
11th May 2018
Newsletter
Dear Parents
Cross Country success
I am very pleased to inform you that our Y5/6 Cross Country team finished in 2nd place in the finals of the Vale Royal Cross Country competition. Although all competitors excelled in the competition, I would like to mention Ben H Y5 and Cameron M Y6 who finished 2nd and 3rd overall in the boy’s competition. Well done to all concerned!
Nursery Places
We are currently running at capacity for children attending Nursery, but due to a number of children moving into full-time education we will have some limited places available for September. Should you require a place for your child or would like to make an appointment to view the Nursery, please contact Miss Garnett (Nursery manager) via the school office.
Sponsored Reading Challenge
We have now received sponsorship money from a large number of pupils for the sponsored reading challenge ranging from £1.00 raised by one child to £152 by another; all money has been gratefully received and those who have participated will be presented with a certificate for their effort.
We now have raised a total of £2346.00 which I am sure will continue to grow. All money raised will be used to equip our new library. Well done to all concerned, we hope that you have enjoyed the challenge!
Year 2 Residential Visit
The Y2 visit to Hartington was a great success. The children were wonderfully behaved and enjoyed the experience of being away from home as well as visiting places of interest with their peers. We were even blessed with wall-to-wall sunshine during the visit! Congratulations to all concerned!
Sports Days
This year we have divided the year groups differently to maximise the sports opportunities for the children on their sports days. We will therefore run the following events for the children in the different year groups. By having fewer year groups together, you as parents should have a better view of the track and the children should be able to participate in a minimum of 3 races.
Dates of Sports Days (Depending on the weather):
Wednesday 23rd May: Year 3/4 Sports from 1.45pm. Gates to the main field open at 1.30pm
Friday 25th May: Year 1/ Year 2 Sports from 1.45pm. Gates to the main field open at 1.30pm
Friday 8th June: Reception and Nursery Sports Morning from 9.45am Gates open at 9.30am
Monday 18th June: Year 5/6 Sports from 1.45pm. Gates to the main field open at 1.30pm
Sports Offer for Parents
Through our sports partnership we have negotiated a free 7 day leisure pass to the following Brio Leisure Centres for parents, to go and try out the facilities: Northwich Memorial Court, Rudheath Leisure Centre or Winsford Lifestyle Centre. To take advantage of this offer all you will need to do is to follow this link: https://www.brioleisure.org/activate When you reach the page, you can enter the following code to activate your 7 day free trial: AP/SCH0318 This will give you access to a free gym induction, the swimming facilities, gym workouts, workout classes and use of the spa (sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi) - exact facilities vary from site to site.
Year 6
The Year 6 children have been working hard towards their end of KS2 assessments which they will sit next week. Please may I remind the parents of the children concerned and also remind the children that we will be running our SAT’s Breakfast Club from 8.15am Monday to Thursday next week in the theatre.
Mrs Raistrick
I am pleased to announce that Mrs Raistrick is currently expecting her first child. Unfortunately she has been absent due to a virus and will hopefully return by Monday. Mr Halfpenny has been covering her class with the support of other professionals in the school.
Residential Visits
As a school we have developed a programme of residential and day visits to enhance the curriculum and stimulate the learning experiences of the children. In doing so, we have always looked at ways of subsidising the visits for all concerned; for example the true cost of the London visit for Y5 pupils would be in excess of £240.00 if we charged the full amount.
However, we are also aware of the cost of the visits to parents and without sufficient contributions from you; the visits would not be possible.
From September 2018 we will continue to subsidise the visits in the same manner for all parents, however we will also be able to offer a 30% discount on the price specified for each visit for children who are in receipt of Pupil Premium. To qualify for this, parents need to apply for free school meals even if their child currently gets them through the Universal Infant Free School Meal Programme.
Your child might be able to get free school meals (and therefore Pupil Premium) if you get any of the following:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
Kind regards
Mark Joule
Head teacher